Ian McEwan: Nutshell
In anticipation of Ian McEwan's forthcoming Machines Like Me, I look at his 2016 Nutshell, a book with a premise that once put me off but which, it turns out, I loved.
Valeria Luiselli: Lost Children Archive
Paul reviews Valeria Luiselli's 2019 novel Lost Children Archive, recently longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.
Juan Gabriel Vásquez: The Shape of the Ruins
Paul review's Juan Gabriel Vásquez's The Shape of the Ruins, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. This book was recently longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.
Daniel James: The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas
Paul reviews The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas, by -- perhaps -- Daniel James.
Stephen King: The Outsider
It's been nearly a quarter century since I read anything by Stephen King. I tried his most recent, The Outsider, to see if he and I could come back together.
Ryan O’Neill: Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers
Paul reviews Ryan O'Neill's Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers.
Ófeigur Sigurðsson: Öræfi: The Wasteland
Paul reviews Ófeigur Sigurðsson's Öræfi: The Wasteland, translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith.
Jen Craig: Panthers and the Museum of Fire
Paul reviews Jen Craig's 2015 novella, Panthers and the Museum of Fire.
David Grann: The White Darkness
Trevor reviews David Grann's latest, The White Darkness, a look at Henry Worsley and his polar exploration.
Anna Burns: Milkman
Paul reviews this year's Man Booker Prize winning novel, Milkman, by Anna Burns.